Class notes

Question 1

What is the Two-Handed escape from Knee-on-Belly

Answer 1

• put your knee-side hand on your opponent’s knee, keeping elbow in tight
• put your other hand on your opponent’s ankle using a C-grip, keeping elbow in tight
• adjust your/your opponent’s knee position if needed to ensure he will be balanced on you during the next step
• bridge up, high-centring your opponent and forcing your opponent to post a hand above your head
• combo: shoot the knee down as you release your bridge, and turn into your partner, collecting under-hooks, and trapping their knee in a half-guard
• ## complete guard recomposition

Question 2

How do you sweep from Butterfly Guard when opponent has knee grips (or lower) to take Back Control?

Answer 2

• Butterfly Guard
• opponent has knee grips or lower
• cross C grip opponent’s wrist and same-side cup opponent’s elbow to pull and break grip
• followed by cross-arm-drag
• reach around and grab belt with same-side arm
• tuck same-side foot in
• look to where you are rolling
• lean back and roll as kick foot up
• end roll in mount
• add gable grip under opponent’s neck
• posture up and roll opponent to the other side and extend spine to stretch opponent out

Question 3

How do you do the “Arm Lever Sweep” from Butterfly guard when opponent has knee grips (or lower)?

Answer 3

• cross sleeve parachute grip
• same-side arm reaches under to same-side lapel grab (not too high)
• roll in, head in and under lapel grip, as lifting and leveraging opponent’s arm to force a roll
• try to stay engaged and connected so you “lead the roll”
• retain arm grips so that you end up on your knees with your opponent laid out in front of you. Pull them around if necessary
• take side control

Question 4

How do you catch the Omoplata from Butterfly Guard when opponent has knee grips (or lower)?

Answer 4

• same-side cup opponent’s elbow
• place same-side foot outside of opponent’s base
• pivot on your base and rotate/sweep your same-side leg up and over your opponent’s same-side shoulder, using your knee to collect their elbow, and then your hamstring to collect their arm, as you go
• heavy heel/leg

Question 5

How do you “climb your opponent to shot the Triangle” from closed guard?

Answer 5

• same-side sleeve grip and cross lapel grip
• open guard and shrimp out to post inside foot on opponent’s hip and outside foot on opponent’s hip.
• shrimp out a bit more if necessary and put inside foot on opponent’s shoulder
• push out on opponent’s shoulder (breaking any grips)